Oh my gosh - I couldn't put this book down: funny, touching, and all too true. I read it in practically one sitting.
Benny is a lonely, middle-aged dairyman working the family farm. Since his mother passed away he has spent way too much time with just the cows for company - and his house and social skills reflect that.
Desiree is an urban, educated woman who just unexpectedly lost her husband in an accident. During her lunch breaks, she sits at Orjan's grave and ponders why she doesn't really miss him.
The story is told in alternating chapters - Benny's voice, and then Desiree's thoughts. Each annoyed by the presence of the other on the bench at the cemetery, neither is ready for the effect a quick shared smile brings.
(In the author's interview at the end, Mazetti says she wrote a sequel - I'm off to see if that's been published, now!)
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